Is The Bible Inerrant?

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Originally Posted by james73

... I had a slightly new perspective on the Word as a guide to the experience of the Spirit - a God-inspired guide written over the centuries to help us understand this strange spirit experience. In this case, inerrant therefore being a better word than perfect.

Perhaps it is irrelevant to discuss bible inerrancy without the Spirit, because without the Spirit the bible is not the Word, it's just a collection of books ... the bible is only inerrant when read with the Spirit.

The Word lives in the bible when the Spirit is present.

OK sorry for the longish posts---- this is probably all first grade to most of you, I'm just enjoying exploring these ideas. Plus it's lonely out here in GMT+8 while you guys are probably all sleeping or out guzzling kegs

Hey "GMTplus8" calling from "GMTminus5."

Great comments here. One verse that always challenged me, yet which has made my journey all the more difficult and yet exciting at the same time, is that we were never instructed to "walk by the word," rather we "walk by the Spirit," which is almost identical to the verses which instruct us to "walk by faith."

To "walk by the word," without the Spirit of faith, probably means we have degenerated into walking by the letter. There is neither faith nor the Spirit required for this walk. Instead of sharing what fellowship God has given to us in the Spirit, walking by the word usually means we are critical of one another. Yet, as you have warned, without the word, you will get weird, sorry to say. You will not become legalistic, yet you will accept numerous philosophies which rob you from reality. And without the foundation of faith, all sorts of avenues will become appealing.

Anyways, these kinds of discussion are never first grade.